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Ted Poe: Is the administration aware of the actions that are taking place in the administration? A little history: Fast and…

On the recordOctober 30, 2013
Is the administration aware of the actions that are taking place in the administration? A little history: Fast and Furious: Everyone knows the President did not know about this tactic until he heard about it through the news media. A quote from White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. So lower level operatives blamed. No accountability. Benghazi: 5 days after the attack, the administration still blamed it on a video. We learned later that the White House was told that this was a terrorist attack within 3 days of the attack. So when did the President find out this was a terrorist attack? In any event, no accountability. Video blamed. No one in the administration was held accountable, and the killers have not been brought to justice. The Department of Justice's wiretapping of the Associated Press: Other than press reports, we have no knowledge of any attempt by the Justice Department to seek phone records of the Associated Press. Once again, this was from White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. Lower level operatives blamed. No accountability. The IRS scandal: The investigation was not a matter that should be conveyed to the President. That was Jay Carney once again. Lower level operatives blamed. No accountability. ObamaCare Web site disaster: Secretary Sebelius claims the President was not aware of the Web site problems until the Web site was launched. Once again, lower level operatives blamed. No accountability. NSA spying on foreign leaders? U.S.…
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Ted Poe
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Oct 30, 2013

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